From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During repositioning for maintenance, acft tipped right and main rotor struck ground. (-5)skids sunk into soft asphalt. Left skid broke free, right skid did not contribute to dynamic rollover.
As the FAA filed it
DURING REPOSITIONING FOR MAINTENANCE, ACFT TIPPED RIGHT AND MAIN ROTOR STRUCK GROUND. (-5)SKIDS SUNK INTO SOFT ASPHALT. LEFT SKID BROKE FREE, RIGHT SKID DID NOT CONTRIBUTE TO DYNAMIC ROLLOVER.
Other reports on N33PW · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.